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  UMHB acknowledges shared history with Baylor

  The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor acknowledged a commission report that revealed the founders of Baylor University were slaveholders is consistent with its understanding of the two university’s “shared history.”

  03/26/2021 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Report recommends more complete telling of Baylor history

  Baylor University will not change its name or remove a statue honoring its slaveholding namesake co-founder, but an independent commission recommended tangible steps to present a more complete picture of Baylor’s history with regard to race.

  03/23/2021 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Maston Lecture: Christians show love by listening

  The Bible calls Christians to be people of the truth who know their neighbors and love them well, Mandy McMichael told ETBU students. And listening is a profound act of Christian love, she emphasized.

  03/19/2021 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Baylor reckons with ‘painful information’ about founders

  As a commission created to examine Baylor University’s history examined some of its early leaders’ views on race, participants wrestled with “painful information” about the school’s founders.

  03/17/2021 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Baptists meet needs in midst of latest immigrant surge

  As immigration officials along the United States/Mexico border deal with the largest surge of migrants in two decades, Baptists in Texas are seeking to respond to their varied needs.

  03/17/2021 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  West Dallas ministry grieves losses due to COVID-19

  One year into the COVID-19 pandemic, leaders of Brother Bill’s Helping Hand ministry in West Dallas not only mourn the untold number of neighbors they serve whose lives were claimed by the virus, but also 10 deaths even closer to home.

  03/17/2021 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Truett will offer Master of Divinity in San Antonio and Houston

  Baylor University’s Truett Theological Seminary will begin to offer courses leading to the Master of Divinity degree at both its Houston and San Antonio locations, beginning in the fall 2021 semester.

  03/11/2021 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Early Texas Baptists reflected pro-slavery culture

  In the decades surrounding Baylor University’s founding, Texas Baptists reflected the prevailing culture, including support for slavery, three historians agreed during an online forum sponsored by the university.

  03/10/2021 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Baylor launches online ‘journey through history’ regarding race

  On Texas Independence Day, prior to the public release of a report from a commission formed to explore Baylor University’s historic links to slavery and racial injustice, the school held the first of three forums on the subject.

  03/03/2021 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Baylor University names recipients of alumni awards

  Baylor University will recognize six individuals as recipients of the 2021 Baylor Alumni Awards.

  03/02/2021 - By Lori Fogleman / Baylor University

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  Cornelius Project offers hope and help to police officers

  Jimmy Meeks, a Baptist minister and career police officer, believes Jesus offers the answer to the problems of rampant suicide, divorce and PTSD among the ranks of law enforcement.

  03/01/2021 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Lewisville pastor marks 40 years ministry at one church

  When Northview Baptist Church in Lewisville called Ken Wells as pastor 40 years ago, he told church leaders, “This will be the first and last church I go to.” On Feb. 14, he marked 40 years in ministry—all spent at Northview Baptist Church.

  02/25/2021 - By Bonnie Shaw / Texas Baptist Communications